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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of the brain is more analytical and sequential?
(a) The right hemisphere.
(b) The left hemisphere.
(c) Neither: both sides work together.
(d) The frontal lobe.

2. What is conduct disorder?
(a) A pattern of conduct that involves deceit.
(b) A pattern of conduct that violates rules and the rights of others.
(c) A pattern of violent conduct.
(d) A pattern of selfish conduct.

3. What do psychopaths feel for their victims?
(a) Total indifference.
(b) Intense hatred.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Unusual interest.

4. Who is vulnerable to the machinations of psychopaths?
(a) Innocent people.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Gullible people.
(d) Naive people.

5. Why is it important to avoid power struggles with a psychopath?
(a) They are smarter than the rest of us.
(b) Their need for dominance causes them to focus on winning.
(c) They will always win.
(d) They will take revenge if you defeat them.

6. How do psychopaths use body language?
(a) To distance themselves.
(b) To intrude on personal space.
(c) To indicate innocent intentions.
(d) To make friends.

7. What did Dave suggest that his boss do?
(a) Discharge Dave.
(b) Disbelieve all the complaints about Dave.
(c) Leave the company and let Dave take over.
(d) Promote Dave.

8. How did John Grambling make his living?
(a) Defrauding clients.
(b) Defrauding the government.
(c) Defrauding banks.
(d) Defrauding friends.

9. What did people remember most about Gary Tison, the murderer?
(a) His cold, hard eyes.
(b) His amiable disposition.
(c) His ready laugh.
(d) His interest in them.

10. How do psychopaths know what emotions to display to others?
(a) They use their listeners' reactions as cues.
(b) They study films.
(c) They take acting classes.
(d) They read psychology texts.

11. Which traditional forms of treatment are successful with psychopaths?
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) None of them.
(c) Electroshock and psychosurgery.
(d) Group therapy and client-centered therapy.

12. What are the motives of a psychopath in a social interchange?
(a) Confuse and bedazzle.
(b) Manipulate and take.
(c) Convince and persuade.
(d) Overwhelm and destroy.

13. When does the U.S. Supreme Court say expert testimony, such as Grigson's, is admissible?
(a) If it is presented as opinion only.
(b) If the expert has appropriate credentials.
(c) If the evidence is corroborated by facts from the defendant's life.
(d) If the evidence on which the opinion is based is made available.

14. What is the author's term for "successful" psychopaths?
(a) Socialized.
(b) Useful.
(c) Subcriminal.
(d) Intelligent.

15. Why does a prison psychiatrist claim the psychopathy checklist is valuable for parole boards?
(a) It is insurance against claims of improper parole.
(b) It ensures that no one who may commit future crime is released.
(c) It gives boards someone to blame when recidivism occurs.
(d) It helps boards quantify their decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do psychopaths treat those in positions inferior to them?

2. What do psychopaths often gain from therapy programs?

3. What reaction from professionals often frustrates spouses of psychopaths?

4. Why do wives often put up with psychopathic behaviors longer than they should?

5. What does the author believe Grigson's approach lacks?

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